INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
Rs 25 bln earmarked for uplift projects in KarachiISLAMABAD: Finance Minister Miftah Ismail on Friday said the
Prime Minister has announced a package of Rs 25 billion for Karachi to carry out major development schemes in the metropolis, including
allocation of Rs 5 billion has been proposed in the PSDP-2018-19, adding, "on my personal request" the Minister for Planning Ahsan Iqbal had
provided funds for expansion of Karachi Expo Centre.The minister said that the government has started issuing funds for the K4 water project
that if the Sindh government is unable to get buses for Karachi, the federal government will do so," the minister added.